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Fairies of the Elizabethan Era
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Roles of Fairies
Fairies of the Elizabethan Era
Roles of Fairies
Role of the Fairy in A Midsummer Night's Dream
The main role of the fairies in William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is to introduce the magic into the story that both causes problems and helps to bring about a happy ending. They give a surreal character to the play and contrast some of the more coarse characters in the story. They also help to add the humor a comedy needs to be successful.
They also loved cleanliness and rewarded humans for keeping their homes clean and free from dirt.
If a human kept his/her house dirty he/she was often punished.
The most common punishment was pinching which left the victims with bruises.
Commands
Elizabethan fairies needed humans to supply them with basic resources which people fearfully supplied.
The thing that fairies wanted the most was milk and cream and because of this fairies were also associated with the dairy industry.
When humans followed fairy wishes, fairies were known to cure diseases, bring large quantities of food, clean houses, protect, bring fortune, and tell the future.
Stuck In Between
Elizabethans thought that fairies were angels who had fallen from Heaven. They were souls from the dead who were stuck between Heaven and Hell.
Appearance
- Elizabethans thought fairies had the same body shape, size, and features as humans.
- They thought fairies had a very Gothic but beautiful appearance.
- Fairies often wore green as they were associated with nature.
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Fairies in Elizabethan times...
were thought of to be bad spirits who played tricks on people and were responsible for disease, illness and misfortune.